Yamazuki (mountain punch)

[El Guerrero Loco]

Hey can anyone tell me what the mountain punch is? thx

 

 

[Pacificshore]

Yama-zuki is defined as the U punch in Nishiyama Sensei's Empty hand karate book. It essentially is the U punch as in Bassai Dai, if memory serves me

[SaiFightsMS]

It is kind of an odd posture with punches(bassai dai) or knife hands(hangetsu) extended overheard or at angles from the body. It is called that becuase the posture of the arms and hands in relation to the body resemble the peaks of mountains.

 

 

[El Guerrero Loco]

Yeah thx guys, i know wat it is, i've used it before and never knew its name. Lol another guy in my class used it on me but I blocked it with the double block like at the start of Pinan Sandan